- ■ Introduction
- Professor Ryu Tae-Soo, currently serving as a faculty member in the Department of Business Administration, College of Business and Economics at Hanyang University ERICA Campus, graduated from the Department of Economics at Hanyang University. After working at Bando Corporation, he earned both his Master’s and Doctoral degrees at Keio University in Japan. He then worked as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial Management at Nagoya University of Commerce and Business, where he taught International Business and Strategic Management.
- His main research interests focus on technological innovation and business management within Confucian cultural spheres in Asia. More recently, his research has examined cluster policies and innovation activities of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
- He has also served as President of the Society for Technology, Management, and Economics.
- ■ Education
- Mar 1975 – Feb 1982: B.A. in Economics, Hanyang University College of Economics and Business
- Jan 1982 – Mar 1985: Bando Corporation (now LG Trading Co.), General Affairs and Human Resources Department
- Apr 1988 – Mar 1988: M.A. in Business Administration, Keio University, Japan
- Apr 1988 – Mar 1992: Ph.D. in Business Administration, Keio University, Japan
- Apr 1993 – Feb 1995: Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Management, Nagoya University of Commerce & Business, Japan
- Mar 1995 – Present: Professor, Department of Business Administration, Hanyang University ERICA Campus
- ■ Professional Career
- Jan 1982 – Mar 1985: Staff, General Affairs & HR, Bando Corporation (now LG Trading Co.)
- Sep 1992 – Mar 1993: Team Leader, R&D Division, Management Technology Support Center, Office of the Chairman, LG Group
- Apr 1993 – Feb 1995: Assistant Professor, Nagoya University of Commerce & Business
- Mar 1995 – Present: Professor, Business Administration, Hanyang University ERICA Campus
- Sep 1997 – Feb 1999: Deputy Director, Startup Incubation Center, Hanyang University ERICA Campus
- Mar 2001 – Aug 2002: Director of Planning & Coordination, Hanyang University ERICA Campus
- Sep 2002 – Jul 2004: Chair, Department of Business Administration, Hanyang University ERICA Campus
- Sep 2005 – Jul 2008: Dean, College of General Studies and Director, Creative Talent Education Center, ERICA Campus
- Aug 2008 – Jul 2010: Dean, College of Business, ERICA Campus
- Mar 2011 – Jul 2013: Dean, Graduate School of Innovation, ERICA Campus
- Sep 2013 – Feb 2017: Vice President, Hanyang Cyber University
- ■ Academic Service
- Mar 2002 – Feb 2004: President, Society for Technology, Management, and Economics
- Mar 2004 – Feb 2005: Vice President, Korean Business History Society
- Jan 2008 – Aug 2013: President, Asian Academy of Management
- Mar 2010 – Feb 2013: Outside Director, LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
- Jan 2012 – Feb 2012: Executive Director, Korea–Japan Association for Commerce & Economics
- ■ Research Interests
- Incorporation of capitalism in Confucian cultural spheres
- Talent development strategies for Korea’s technology-intensive SMEs
- Innovation strategies of subcontract-based SMEs
- Japanese-style industrial cluster policies
- ■ Selected Publications
- “Talent Development Strategies for Korea’s Technology-Intensive SMEs,” Asia Management Review, 2003.
- “Characteristics and Implications of Japan’s Industrial Cluster Planning Projects,” Technological Innovation Studies, 2005.
- ■ Major Book
- Principles of Management